[{“Name”:“2.0”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“3.0”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“3.5”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“3.5 SP1”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.0”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.5”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.5.1”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.5.2”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.6”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.6.1”,“GroupName”:”.NET”},{“Name”:“4.6.2”,“GroupName”:”.NET”}]
A ReadOnlyCollection provides a read-only view to an existing collection (the ‘source collection’).
Items are not directly added to or removed from a ReadOnlyCollection. Instead, they are added and removed from the source collection and the ReadOnlyCollection will reflect these changes to the source.
The number and order of elements inside a ReadOnlyCollection cannot be modified, but the properties of the elements can be and the methods can be called, assuming they are in scope.
Use a ReadOnlyCollection when you want to allow external code to view your collection without being able to modify it, but still be able to modify the collection yourself.
See Also
ObservableCollection<T>ReadOnlyObservableCollection<T>A ReadOnlyCollection differs from an ImmutableCollection in that you cannot edit an ImmutableCollection once you created it - it will always contain n elements, and they cannot be replaced or reordered. A ReadOnlyCollection, on the other hand, cannot be edited directly, but elements can still be added/removed/reordered using the source collection.